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[MEDIA ADVISORY] Major Protest Against Israeli Assassination of Palestinian-American Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, 74 Years of Occupation and Violence

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Wassim Hage (832) 704-7660, wassim@araborganizing.org *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** Major Protest Against Israeli Assassination of Palestinian-American Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, 74 Years of Occupation and Violence In response to the Israeli murder of the prominent Palestinian

categories: Blog

ZIM Backs Down

Posted May 17, 2021 / AROC

ZIM Backs Down May 17, 2021 Amidst a rising tide of actions in solidarity with Palestine, and the Arab Resource & Organizing Center’s call to a boycott the apartheid-profiteering ZIM shipping company, ZIM decided not to dock its ship at

categories: Action Alerts

Statement for May 18 Global Day of Action

Statement for May 18 Global Day of Action MAY 17, 2021 We, the undersigned Palestinian-led organizations, endorse the General Strike called for by our people across all of colonized Palestine for May 18, 2021, and call on all supporters

Report of Arab Representation in High Schools

categories: arab youth, Arabic Language Pathways, AYO, ayo-news, Blog, Campaign News, education, ethnic studies, Youth

New: Report on Arab Representation in Bay Area Schools

Posted July 17, 2020 / AROC

2020 TURATH Report: Teaching, Understanding & Representing Arabs Throughout History What follows is a link to a report on the most recent 2020 Arab youth-led survey exploring the representation and experience of Arabs and Muslims in San Francisco Bay Area

categories: Arab World, BDS, Blog, International News, Mobilizations, Palestine, Zionism

Palestine & the Global Fight Against Racism & Colonialism

Posted July 1, 2020 / AROC

Palestine & the Global Fight Against Racism & Colonialism The Arab Resource and Organizing Center echos Palestinian rage and uplifts Palestinian resistance against the ongoing colonization of Palestine, and apartheid Israel’s violent theft of land. Israel’s attempts at annexation and

categories: Blog, Campaign News, Campaigns, Civil Rights, education, Media Advisory & Press releases, Political Education, Prison Industrial Complex, Repression

Alternatives to Policing in Arab & Muslim Communities

Posted June 1, 2020 / AROC

Alternatives to Policing in Arab & Muslim Communities Download English and Arabic reports below Please feel free to distribute the documents below widely and cite the appropriate author of any tools you use (listed on page footers). AROC is available

categories: Antiwar, Blog, Community Events, Community Forums, education, Palestine

Friday Night Forums: Critical Conversations on Settler Colonialism, US Imperialism, and Decolonization

Posted April 13, 2020 / AROC

The Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC) in partnership with The Red Nation and the Center for Political Education is hosting a series of critical conversations on settler colonialism, US imperialism, and decolonization. The COVID-19 pandemic is global, and so

categories: Action Alerts, Antiwar, Mobilizations

No War No Sanctions on Iran

No War On Iran! A Global Day of Action! The Trump administration is leading the US straight into another disastrous war in the Middle East. This will likely engulf the whole region and could quickly turn into a global conflict

categories: Action Alerts, Blog, Immigrant Rights

Legal Intern Position

Posted June 3, 2019 / AROC

LEGAL INTERNSHIP Summer and Fall Semesters 2019 The Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC) is looking for college and law student interns for its dynamic legal services program! AROC is a grassroots organization working to empower and organize our community

categories: AYO, Campaigns

Arab Youth Summer Institute 2019

Register for Arab Youth Summer Institute! Are you interested in connecting to other Arab youth in your community? Do you want to learn more about your culture, history and shared experiences? Would you like to become a leader within your

categories: AROC in the News

Media Round-up for Oakland Vigil Against Islamophobia March 2019

SF Weekly: Christchurch Native in SF Mourns His Mosque Community Mercury News: Photos of Vigil for Victims of the New Zealand Mosque Shootings Held at Oakland’s Lake Merritt Amphitheater KQED: Photos of Vigil to Grieve After New Zealand Mosque Attacks

categories: Action Alerts, AROC in the News, Blog, Campaigns, Immigrant Rights

SF is Hiring Arabic-Speaking Teacher

Posted March 25, 2019 / AROC

Calling all Arabic Speaking Educators: San Francisco Unified School District Is Hiring! Full time Arabic Language Teacher Arab Resource & Organizing Center, Teachers 4 Social Justice, and the Vietnamese Youth Development Center and Au Co Cultural Center are working together

categories: Blog, Immigrant Rights

On the Violence in New Zealand: Our Collective Defense is Solidarity

Posted March 15, 2019 / AROC

On the Violence in New Zealand: Our Collective Defense is Solidarity Click here for media roundup of Oakland Vigil As Arabs and Muslims, we are deeply saddened and disturbed by the news of the murder of 49 people in

categories: Arab Uprisings, Arabic Language Pathways, Blog, Campaign News, Campaigns, Immigrant Rights, Repression, slideshow, Stop Urban Shield Coalition, video, Youth, Zionism

AROC Video: 10 Years of Community Defense, Resistance, and Movement Building

Posted October 12, 2018 / AROC

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categories: Action Alerts, Antiwar, Arab World, Blog, Civil Rights, Immigrant Rights, International News

Supreme Court Decision on the Muslim Ban

Posted July 5, 2018 / AROC

On Tuesday, June 26, the Supreme Court announced its decision to uphold the Muslim Ban. This third version of the Ban has been in full effect since December 2017 and is now indefinitely codified into law. The Supreme Court upheld

categories: Antiwar, Blog, Campaigns, Repression, Stop Urban Shield Coalition

We Put an End to Urban Shield!

Posted May 22, 2018 / AROC

A victory against Israel and US militarism! For the last six years, AROC, has been a part of the Stop Urban Shield coalition, working to put an end to the largest militarized SWAT training program in the world. Each year

categories: Antiwar, AYO, Blog, Palestine, Repression, Youth, Zionism

Arab Community Wins in the Face of Racist Attacks!

Posted May 22, 2018 / AROC

Arab Community Wins in the Face of Zionist Attacks! May 23, 2018 In a time of increased attacks on Arab and Muslim communities, the San Francisco Bay Area wins major victories against racism. And after three years of organizing, AROC,

categories: Antiwar, Arab World, AROC in the News, Blog, Community Events, Immigrant Rights, Palestine, Zionism

Alameda County Board of Supervisors Proclaims May 15th, 2018 Palestinian Cultural Day

Posted May 22, 2018 / AROC

May 22nd, 2018 Today, the Alameda County Offices Board of Supervisors recognized May 15, 2018, the 70th year of the Nakba, as Palestine Cultural Day. The people of Palestine–from Gaza, Haifa to Jerusalem– face daily violations of their human rights,

categories: AROC in the News, Blog, Civil Rights, Community Events, Immigrant Rights

Victory for our community! Ali is free from ICE!

Posted March 16, 2018 / AROC

Victory for our community! Ali is out of ICE detention! Our community succeeded on March 13th, 2018 in freeing Ali, a young Yemeni man, from ICE! Ali has been detained for nine months. We packed the courtroom not just once,

categories: Arabic Language Pathways, Immigrant Rights, Language Access

Got language skills in Arabic or Vietnamese?

Got language skills in Arabic or Vietnamese? Teachers 4 Social Justice, Arab Resource & Organizing Center, Au Co & Vietnamese Youth Development Center are working together to build a pool of multilingual educators who speak either Arabic or Vietnamese fluently

categories: Media Advisory & Press releases, Political Education, Prison Industrial Complex, Repression, Staff

New Report: Developing Alternatives to Policing in the Arab & Muslim Community

Developing Alternatives to Policing in the Arab & Muslim Community As an organization committed to building, defending and serving our community, we know that law enforcement targets and criminalizes our people and we cannot rely on them for our safety

categories: Campaign News, Civil Rights, Immigrant Rights

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Vote to Resist Trump’s Racist Attacks

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Vote to Resist Trump’s Racist Attacks Yesterday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to pass the San Francisco Anti-Registry (“Non-Cooperation with Identity Based Registry”) law, the first ordinance of its kind in the country.

categories: AROC in the News, Campaigns, Immigrant Rights

SF Suspends Participation in Joint Terrorism Task Force

Community, Civil Rights Groups Welcome San Francisco Police Department Suspending Participation in the Federal Government’s Joint Terrorism Task Force For Immediate Release : February 2, 2017 Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus (ALC), the Council on American-Islamic-Relations, San Francisco Bay

categories: Antiwar, AROC in the News, BDS, Block the Boat, Campaigns, Mobilizations, Palestine, video, Youth, Zionism

We Blocked the Boat

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